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Noun: dupe  d(y)oop
  1. A person who is tricked or swindled
    "He fell for the scam and became an unwitting dupe";
    - victim
Verb: dupe  d(y)oop
  1. Fool or hoax
    "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone";
    - gull, slang [archaic, informal], befool [archaic], cod [Brit, informal], fool, put on, take in, put one over [informal], put one across [informal]

Derived forms: duping, dupes, duped

Type of: actor, betray, deceive, doer, lead astray, worker

Encyclopedia: Dupe